Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin
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The Right Honourable The Lord Morris PC |
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| Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland | |
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In office 1887–1889 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | George Augustus Chichester May |
| Succeeded by | Peter O'Brien |
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| Born | 14 November 1826 Galway, County Galway |
| Died |
8 September 1901 (aged 74) Spiddal, County Galway |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Michael Morris, Baron Morris and 1st Baron Killanin PC (14 November 1826 – 8 September 1901), known as Sir Michael Morris, Bt, from 1885 to 1889, was an Irish lawyer and judge. He was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland from 1887 to 1889 and sat in the House of Lords as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1889 to 1900.
Born in Galway, Morris was educated at Galway College and Trinity College, Dublin, graduating BA in 1847.
After being called to the Irish bar in 1849, Morris was appointed High Sheriff of Galway Town for 1849–50. Eight years later he was made recorder of Galway, and in 1863 became one of the country's Queen's Counsels. Elected to Parliament in 1865 as Liberal member for Galway, Morris became a Conservative the following year when he took office in Lord Derby's administration as Solicitor-General for Ireland. In late 1866 he was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, and the following year became third Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, eventually being made its Chief Justice in 1876.
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